Robotics, genomics and big data : these are the industries that will have the biggest impact on our lives in the future according to Alec Ross. And he should know. He is the former Senior Advisor for Innovation to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. He travelled around the world, visiting 41 counties including New Zealand to see first hand innovation in action. In his new book, "The Industries of the Future," Ross looks at how we live in the future and what we should do now to prepare ourselves and our kids for it.